A senior Armenian official has said that relations with the EU have never been stronger, describing recent developments as a “revolution” in the ties.
“In recent years, Armenia–EU relations have undergone tremendous changes. I would even go so far as to say that a revolution has taken place in Armenia–EU relations,” Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan said at the “Europe Between New Forms of Power and Dominance: Geopolitical Agency in a Fragmenting World” panel discussion during the Yerevan Dialogue 2026.
“We consistently say that Armenia–EU relations are stronger than ever, and we will continue to work in this direction and make efforts,” Grigoryan said, adding that Armenia has currently adopted a balanced and diversified policy.
According to him, one of the revolutionary changes is that during this period it has been possible to transform perceptions of the region as a conflict zone into a perception of greater peace, as a result of which the EU has called on investors at a high level to come to Armenia.
“We hope and are confident that we will continue to work in this direction, first of all by institutionalizing peace with Azerbaijan, while at the same time turning the region into an ‘island’ of stability,” Grigoryan emphasized, adding that along this path Armenia views the European Union as a very important partner.
At the first Armenia-EU Summit held on May 5 in Yerevan, the European Commission launched a Call for Expressions of Interest aimed at identifying concrete investment opportunities across key sectors in Armenia—such as transport, energy, and digital—and accelerating their implementation. This call will help translate the recently announced Connectivity Partnership between Armenia and the EU into tangible outcomes.
